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(No Model.)

W. L. BUTTS.

RANGE.

No.. 457,921. Patented Aug. 18, 1891.

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UNITED gSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. BUTTS, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

RANGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,921, dated August18, 1891. Application filed December 20, 1890. Serial No. 375,325. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. BUTTS, a resident of Evansville, in thecounty of Vanderburg and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ranges; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in ovens for ranges or stoves forbaking, cooking, and warming purposes. y

My invention consists in arranging the ovens above the range or stovehaving Iiues surrounding the same upon all sides, communicating at thebottom with direct draft or iiue, and leading into the said flue attheir exits, with suitable dampers for controlling the direction of theproducts of combustion either around the ovens on one or both sides, orcausing a direct draft out of the chimney,

" and also to certain details in the construction and arrangement ofparts, all as hereinafter explained.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view, partly inperspective, of an ordinary form of range, showing the ovens arrangedabove the same, and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the ovens insection.

The range A may be of any usual or preferred form with the central flueB, with said central ilue leading therefrom to the chimney. Above thetop plate of the range and upon each side of the central flue are ovensC C', with lues D D D2 E E E2 extending around the bottom, end, and topwalls and the extension of the central I'iue forming a dividing spacebetween them. B is the chimney or Iiue leading to the same, secured by asuitable thimble to the top plate of the ovens. The central ilue belowthe ovens is divided by a wall b, forming an outletopening b b2 on eachside of the tine, each of which openings is controlled by a suitableslide-damper CZ d2 for causing the products of combustion to be directedto either side of the flue, for a purpose hereinafter explained. Thecentral Hue at a point slightly above these dampers communicates withthe ilues D and E, which extend under the ovens, and located in thecentral line on a line with the bottom of the ovens is a damper c forclosing otf the direct draft between the ovens and to the chimney B. Theues D2 and E2 communicate with the direct flue above the ovens andthence with flue or chimney B.

The manner of directing or controlling the direction of the products ofcombustion either around one or both ovens or directly out the chimneyis as follows: Then it is desired to heat both ovens for cooking orbaking, the damper c is fully closed and the dampers d d2 opened, whenthe products of combustion will be divided and a portion caused to passinto the ues D E under the ovens, thence into the tlues D E at the ends,and thence into the fines D2 E2 above the ovens and to the Hue orchimney F. If, however, it is desired to heat one side and only keep theother slightly warm, either the damper d or d2 is closed, when theproducts will be thrown or directed to one side and the larger amountcaused to pass either through the 'lues D D D2 or E E E2. When it isonly desired to keep both sets of ovens slightly warm, the dampers d',cl2, and c are all opened, when a direct draft will be created and onlythe ends of the ovens next the central flue will be heated. By thisconstruction it will be seen that as the ovens are located above therange that the products of combustion are all utilized and that a verycheap and convenient structure is obtained.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

l. The ovens arranged above the range or stove, the lines surroundingthe same, the central liue having a divided opening with independentdampers arranged below the ovens and a single damper above the same,

also in the main flue, substantially as set forth.

2. In a range, the ovens C C', arranged above the range, a central flueleading from the range and passing between the ovens, the fines DD' D2EEE2, extending around the bottom, In testimony that I claim the foregoingas end, and top Walls of the ovens, the central ue my own I hereby aiixmy signature in presro below the ovens, having the dividing-Wall b, enceof two witnesses.

forming an outlet-opening b' b2 on each side,

dampers d d2 for said openings, and a. damp- NVILLIAM L. BUTTS. er c,located in the central fine on aline with Witnesses:

the bottoms of the ovens, all arranged and I). A. NISBET,

operating substantially as set forth. D. C. GIVENS.

